Livestock market and auction news
Des Moines
Carlot
March 1,1978
Compared to Tuesday’s
close fresh pork cut trade
moderate, ' demand
moderate. Fresh loins not
fully established, picnics
2.00-4.00 lower, skinned
bams steady -1.00 higher,
belies 50-2.00 higher,
spareribs and boston butts
not established.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins 14-17 lbs. 88.50-
couple loads; Picnic 4-8 lbs.
44.00-46.50-late 44.00 2.00-4.00
GREEN DRAGON
LIVESTOCK SALES igl
1 mile North of Ephrata. PA ,
oovfc COWS cows
BUYERS FROM 3 STATES
Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Bob
Kennedy, Dale Brewer and Ed Stover plus local
consigners.
Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers.
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows,
Lambs and veal calves.
11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our barn or other market information
call: Office 717-733-2444.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
Babcock B-300V
IS
20™
Results of the 20th Pennsylvania Random Sample Egg Laying Test confirm the
reports we’vebeen receiving from egg producers in Pennsylvania on the outstanding
performance of the Babcock B-300V.
If you've been buying chicks based on Random Sample performance, isn't it time to
buy today's winner ~ the Babcock B-300V.
lower; 8& up 44.00;805t0n
butt no- sales reported;
Spareribs 2-3 lbs. 94.50;
skinned hams 14-17 lbs.
85.00; 17-20 lbs. 79.00-81.00,
mostly 80.00 1.00 higher; 20-
26 lbs. 75.00-76.00 steady; 26
& up 67.00-68.50 steady.
Bellies, sdls 10-12 lbs. 65.00;
12-14 lbs. 66.50-67.75 50-1.25
higher; 14-16 lbs. 66.00-66.75,
1.00- higher; 16-18 lbs.
65.00- 2.00 higher; 18-20
lbs. 63.00-64.00, 1.00-1.50
higher; Pork trim 80 pet lean
70.00 frozen; Jowls 45.00
'frozen; Offal & variety
Cheek meat 73.50.
Compared to Tuesday’s
INCOME OVER FEED & CHICK COSTS
PENNSYLVANIA RANDOM SAMPLE TEST
Babcock B-300V
Shaver 288
DeKalb XL
Hisex
IMPORTANT NOTICE: We have received several questions concerning Babcock’s showing in
European Egg Laying tests as advertised in this paper. The Babcock B-300V was not entered in
the recently completed Wissinkenke and Putten Laying Tests.
P.O. BOX 280/ ITHACA, NEW YORK 14850/ U.S.A. I PHONE: (607) 272-5990
close beef trades slow.
Demand light. No com
parable steer beef sales.
Choice 3 550-700 lb. heifer
beef steady. Primal beef
cuts, forequarters 1.00
. higher. No reported cow beef
sales. Sales reported on 11
loads of carcass beef.
Steer Beef
i ILoad
Choice 3 550-700 lbs. 71.00-
load.
Heifer Beef
10 Loads
Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 69.75-
couple loads; Choice 3 550-
700 lbs. 69.75 steady.
Cow Beef
Boneless processing beef
85 pet (Them lean fresh 6-3,00.
Choices
Primal Beef Cuts
15 Loads
Fores 130-210 lbs. 64.00-
64.50, ‘ mostly 64.00, 1.00
higher; Ann chucks 75-120
IDs. 56.50-58.00; Ribs trim
med 24-32 lbs. 100.75; Rounds
steer 80-100 Is. 78.50; Rounds
heifer 60-85 lbs. 77,50-part
load; Beef trimmings 50 pet
lean fresh 48.00-48.50; Beef
trimmings 50 pet lean frozen
49.00.
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215777-2465
Hours. Mon - Fn 9-8:30, Sat 9-5
INCOME'
OVER CHICK
& FEED COST
CAGE
6.07
5.52
5.85
6.04
FLOOR
6.74
6.27
5.96
6.43
Joliet
Cattle
Joliet, Illinois
March 2,1978
- Friday through Wed
nesday’s receipts 7,448, last
week 7,464, and a year a po
6,863 Slaughter steers -. i
heifers steady with Wed
nesday of last week.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 34 1125-
1350 lbs. 47.0047.75. Choice 2-
4 1075-1250 lbs. 45.5047.00,
mostly 46.00-47.00 Wed
nesday; 2-3 950-1075 lbs.
44.5045.50 Monday, 45.00-
46.00 Wednesday. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 900-1200
lbs. 43.0045.00, up to 45.50
Wednesday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
950-1075 lbs. 44.00-45.00
Monday; 44.50-45.25 Wed
nesday. Choice 2-4 875-1000
lbs. 43.25-44.25 Monday;
43.75-44.50 Wednesday; 2-3
800-875 lbs. 41.50-43.25
Monday; 42.0043.75 Wed
nesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700-1000 lbs. 40.50-
42.00, up to 43.00 Wednesday.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 30.00-32.00,
few Wednesday 32.00-33.00.
EGG PRODUCTION
PER
HEN HOUSED
FLOOR
275.7
273.1
275.7
268.3
CAGE
256.1
245.5
253.3
258.8
Hunter’s
Sale Barn
February 27,1978
Rising Sun, Md.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Good to Choice 30.50-36.50;
Other2B.oo-30.00.
FEEDER STEERS:
Standard to Good 33.50-37.50;
Other 28.50-31.25.
BULLS: 14051 b. 39.00; 1795
lb. 36.25.
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 33.00-34.25; Good to
Standard 32.50-33.50; Utility
30.00-32.50; Cutters 27.25-
29.50; Canners 21.00-27.00.
CALVES: Prime 180-240
lb. 69.00-73.00; High to
Choice 140-180 lb. 69.00-70.00;
Good to Choice 120-140 lb.
36.00-42.00; Standard to Good
90-110 lb. 33.0038.00; Utility
70-85 lb. 35.00-38.00; Low
Utility 65-75 lb. 24.00-29.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 30 to 35
lb. $32 to $39 by hd; 70 to 100
lb. $3O to $39 by hd.
HOGS: 180-240 lb. 46.00-
47.50.
SOWS: 33.00-35.00.
BOARS: 150-155 lb. 33.00-
36.50.
GOATS: Nannies $l5 to $2O
byhd.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Lancaster, Pa.
Friday, Feb. 24,1978
Feeder Cattle
Today 328
Last Friday 262
TREND: Market not fully
tested; few lots feeder steers
50-1.00 higher.
FEEDER STEERS:
Couple lots Choice 850-875 lb.
43.75-44.00; mixed Good and
Choice 635-965 lb. 40.5041.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: One
lot Choice 675 lb. 38.85; one
%
LAYING HOUSE
MORTALITY
CAGE FLOOR
3.1 1.0
5.2 3.0
2.1 3.0
4.2 7.0
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 4,1978-^
BABCOCK B-300V
Ist CAGE AND FLOOR.
LB. FEED
PER
LB. EGGS
CAGE
2.36
2.44
2.43
2.43
FLOOR
2.33
2.44
2.59
2.36
lot mixed Good and Choice
440 lb. 35.75.
FEEDER BULLS: Couple
lots Choice 580-610 lb. 37.25-
38.60.
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, February 27
Reported receipts of 524
calves, 163 cows, 80 hogs, 20
heifers, 28 sheep, 9 bulls and
2 steers. Cattle market
easier and calf market
steady.
Veals 40.00-79.50; bobs, 90
to 110 lbs. 38.0046.50; bobs,
80 lbs. and down 30.0040.00;
grassers and feeders 23.25-
33.50; lambs 36.00-50.00;
sheep 25.00-34.50; hogs, 200
to 250 lbs. 30.50; hogs, 200
29.00-34.00; boars 16.0033.50;
pigs 12.0033.00 heifers 27.75-
34.75; steers good 35.25-
37.00; bulls 35.5040.00; cows,
good 29.75-33.75; cows,
medium 27.00-30.00; cows,
poor or small 22.0028.00;
goats 10.0022.00.
Martinsburg
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
February 27,1978
CATTLE 274. Compared
with the market 2 weeks
ago; Choice slaughter steers
44.00-47.85, Good 41.5045.00,
Standard 36.5040.00, Utility
32.50-35.00. Choice slaughter
heifers 41.5045.75, Good
38.5042.00, Standard 35.00
40.00, Utility 28.50-35.00.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 32.50-35.75,
Cutters 30.00-32.50, Canner &
Low Cutter-27.75-30.50, Shells
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